Historical Copper Engravings

A collection of copper engravings depicting historical and mythological themes, featuring figures like Midas and scenes of judgment and travel in atmospheric settings.

Copper engraving depicting the Midas judgment. Produced in 1589, it shows King Midas, Silenus, and gods, illustrating the mythological story of Midas's judgment.

Assessment of Tamar by Amnon, 1559 print Amnon is supposedly sick in bed and is taken care of from his half -sister Tamar. He pulls her up the bed and tries to rape her, but Tamar pushes him back and falls out of bed against a table with food standing next to the bed. Haarlem paper engraving Tamar violated by Amnon. backgammon, tric-trac

Etching by Wenzel Hollar titled 'Prosperity,' created between 1627 and 1677, depicting symbolic figures and elements representing wealth, abundance, and flourishing conditions.

Etching by Gérard Audran between 1660-1703 depicting the mythological figures Narcissus and Echo, showing figures, reflective water, and surrounding landscape.

Drawing, Sheet from a Sketchbook: The Triumph of Silenus; Sacrifice to Bacchus; Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, traces of graphite on cream laid paper; 3.1 x 22.7 cm (12 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.

Ceiling paintings in the dome of the Kerk Val-Du-Grace: ao Engelen and Prophets, Gérard Audran, After Pierre Mignard (1612-1695), 1650-1703 print paper etching / engraving

"Etching by Claude Deruet depicting Charles IV of Lorraine on horseback, created in 1620, showing full figure and equestrian portrait style."

Wszyscy Święci w MNK Payne, Albert Henry (1812 1902), Daniele da Volterra (1509 1566), Glücksberg, Michał (1838 1907)

Putti a monkey mocking, master of the dice, after giovanni martini, after rafaël, 1655 print On a large garland is a monkey with a fabric wrapped in fabric. On the right a putto with a fruit in hand and on the left a putto with a rattle. On the ground a snail, a turtle and a butterfly. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Romepublisher: Rome paper engraving monkeys, apes. rattle ~ acoustic signalling. molluscs: snail. insects: butterfly. tortoises, turtles

Ceiling painting of the Chapel of Château de Sceaux with angels with different attributes (plate 2), Gérard Audran, After Charles Le Brun, 1681 print paper etching / engraving angels Château de Sceaux

Copper engraving and etching by Anton Joseph von Prenner from 1700-1761 depicting Bacchus child and sleeping Bacchantin, showing figures, gestures, and mythological elements.

Copper engraving by Cornelis Cort from 1564 depicting allegorical representations of the triumphs of war and need, showing figures, symbols, and narrative elements.

Print (France)

Copper engraving by Lucas Kilian from the 16th-17th century depicting allegorical figures representing Justice, Time, and Charity with detailed composition and symbolic elements.

Print, Design for Fountain with a River God; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Engraved by Georg Siegmond Roesch; Published by Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly (France, 1712 - ca. 1758); France; etching and engraving on off-white laid paper; Platemark: 35.5 x 23.4 cm (14 x 9 3/16 in.) Sheet: 44 x 28.6 cm (17 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Ornament with naked man, verso lower left - handwritten, Design for a dagger sheath. The lower part is decorated with leaf tendrils, above it stands a naked man with a staff., print, ornament print, prints, 34, height 159 mm, width 33 mm, width 21 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1512 - 1560, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Bliżej Kultury Ferdinand Schenk Verlag für Kunst und Kunstwäwer, Vienna, Bray, Salomon de (1597 1664)

Amor surrounded by four people, Célestin François Nanteuil, 1851 - 1865 print Paris paper. (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). parts of ship's exterior: anchor. sun as celestial body

Print (France)

Three surfaces with festons of pine branches, pumpkins and quince and a still life of artichokes, ivy and a jug, c. 1887 - in or before 1897 photomechanical print maker: Austriapublisher: Vienna paper collotype fruits: pumpkin. plants and herbs: artichoke. ornament ~ festoon, garland

Drawing, Sketchbook Page: Death of Flaminius in the Battle of Trasimeno; Annabelle Loses an Eye in the Swamps of Fiano, Tuscany; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper; 35.5 x 25.1 cm (14 x 9 7/8 in.)

Figure Studies. Artist: Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, Belluno 1659-1734 Venice). Dimensions: 11 3/16 x 7 1/2in. (28.4 x 19cm). Date: 1659-1734. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

This etching by Johann Wilhelm Baur, created around 1640, depicts the capture of Limburgi and an Austrian pilot in 1578, emphasizing historical figures and maritime context.

Last judgement; Den Grooten Emblemata Sacra, consisting of more than four hundred by Belsche figures, as des old as des Nieuwen Testaments. Christ sits as a judge on the rainbow, resting his feet on the globe. He makes a talk gesture and is surrounded by cherubs. On either side of him two trumpeting angels. Below is a dead person from his grave, another is withdrawn by two devils. With a Latin caption. The print is part of an album.

Man and a woman learn a boy about different animal species, Hendrik Numan, 1746 - 1788 print Haarlem paper boy (child between toddler and youth). education. horse. water-birds: swan. water-birds: duck. sheep

Copper engraving and etching by Jean Daullé depicting Neptune calming the waves, created around 1752.

Apollo and Hyacinthus; Paintings in Palazzo Farnese in Rome; Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma. A painting, with a representation of Apollo and Hyacinthus, above a door portal. The painting is flanked on either side by a sculpture of a Sater.

Bas-relief with the show of hunting; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani II. Bas-relief with the show of hunting. A man is about to kill a wild boar with his spear. A man shows a shot deer. In the middle of Vincenzo Giustiniani coat of arms. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Copper engraving and etching by Joseph Théodore Richomme, created in 1818, depicting Neptune and Amphitrite in a mythological marine scene.

Bliżej Kultury Verlag of Ferdinand Schenk in Vienna

Lithography by Josef von Führich in the 19th century depicting a New Testament scene of Jesus calming the storm on the lake, showing figures in a boat, turbulent water, and expressive gestures.

Drive to Walpurgisnacht (witches on the way to Blocksberg to the Witch Festival, Witches and Devil) Taf. IIII: The life of a witch in drawings. 1860. Dresden: Slub 52.Gl.2.17

David men ask NaBal for food, 1643 print David's servants come to Naal, who lets his sheep shave in the background, and ask him for food. Nabal refuses to give the men and David food. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 SAM. 25. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving ten servants sent by David come to Nabal to ask for food; Nabal and his men may be shown shearing sheep

Bliżej Kultury Kunstwerlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna, Stwosz, Wit (CA 1447 1533)

Letter E. Letter E against a background with braid, smoke barrels, garlands and masks.

Priam in the Tent of Achilles, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758-1823, Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on light blue paper, Priam shown kneeling before Achilles who sits at right. He is followed by Idaeus carrying ransom, female companions of Achilles sit or stand by table in middle plane., Italy, ca. 1790, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Grotesken. Design for a panel painting with grotesken. In the foreground a flute-playing Sater.

Four episodes from national history, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print Uncuted magazine with four performances from national history. From left to right: Foundation of a Batavian settlement; Willem II, Count of Holland dies on the ice in a war against the West Frisians; Batavian hero Galama; Salisch Franks subject themselves to the Roman supreme commander Julianus the apostate. Amsterdam paper etching historical events and situations. historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life)

L'Union sacrées, 1914. Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849-1918). Black crayon;

Etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli dated 1819 depicting historical scenes of Rome, showing buildings, streets, figures, and urban landscapes.

Celestial Map of the Northern Sky (Imagines coeli septentrionalis) Made 1515 Germany. Maps of the heavens and earth were one of the first printed instruments to be turned into three-dimensional objectsóas globes. These began with functional two-dimensional diagrams that were cut out in elongated globe-gore strips and pasted onto spheres. While D¸rerís maps of the northern and southern skies were not meant to be mounted in this way, they were copied hundreds of times for this purpose. Produced as a presentation gift along with a view of the terrestrial globe for a humanist advisor to Emperor Maximilian, the dual view depicts the heavens as if the viewer were observing them from space.. Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

Adolph Kittendorff (1820-1902); Holger Roed (1846-1874), the shot bird, 1880's

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian ca. 1540-45

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Alexandre Briceau after Jean Baptiste Hüet, I, The Four Seasons, 1770s 1780s The Four Seasons

Woman who wears two baskets, Thomas Wijck, 1626 - 1677 print A woman in the harbor, with a basket on the head and a basket in hand. She looks at a man. A child is sitting along the path. In the background a church on a mountain. paper etching harbour. carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc.. church (exterior)

James the superior in an allegory on Tabak, M. Fellmann, after Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1800 - c. 1900 print Copy in mirror image, after a print by Hendrik Goltzius. paper tobacco (+ variant). pipe ~ tobacco. the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword (+ variant)

Vrees; Timor; Emblematische figuren.A young man in a landscape flight away for a rabbit. Latin text at the top.

Modern Ballooning, or the Newest Phase of Folly from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks 1835-1853 (top) Made 1851 England. Two steel etchings in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collÈ) . George Cruikshank

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 13, 'Chap: IV, 1 Ages on Ages Roll'd over Him....' (Bentley 10), Print made by William Blake, 1757-1827, British, 1794, Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 10 x 7 1/8 inches (25.4 x 18.1 cm), Plate: 5 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches (14.9 x 9.8 cm), and Spine: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm), cave, literary theme, men, nudes, religious and mythological subject, stones, text, vines

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goltzius depicting the mythological story of Pygmalion, created in 1593, illustrating human figures, allegorical narrative, and 16th-century classical style.

Etching by Anthonis van Dyck depicting the Mockery of Christ, created between 1630 and 1640.

David beheads Goliat, Ugo da Carpi, After Rafaël, 1502 - 1532 print Goliat is on the ground. David stands over him and lifts the sword of Goliat above his head, ready to imagine him. The Philistines flee in the background. Italy paper. chalk David beheads Goliath with a sword. the Philistines in flight after the death of Goliath are pursued by the Israelites

Neptune. Dated: 1781. Medium: aquatint in dark and light brown. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Katharina Prestel after Giulio Romano.

Reproduction of drawing: Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), October; from: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" 1866, 2, 161. Karmański, Alfred, author of a model, Anczyc, Władysław Ludwik i Spółka (Kraków ; drukarnia ; 1875-1948), printing house, Meisenbach Riffarth & Co. (Monachium, Berlin, Lipsk ; zakład graficzno-reprodukcyjny ; 1892-), reproduction atelier, Gebethner i Wolff (Warszawa ; wydawnictwo ; 1857-1950), publishing house

Kantyczki - birds of courses; Makowski, Tadeusz (1882-1932); 1924 (1924-00-00-1924-00-00);

Part of Pedestal to Monument of Frederic William III.

Reproduction of a print of Neptune and various fabulous animals by Cornelis Bos, Anonymous, Joseph Maes (Possible), After Cornelis Bos, after Christoffel Plantijn, c. 1875 - in or before 1880 photomechanical print Antwerp paper photolithography (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa)

Bliżej Kultury Kunstwerlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna, Unknown Sculptor

Battle between the heavenly and hellish army shears, Bernard van Orley (school of), c. 1530 print Allegory on the devil and the worldly sins. The sins, including gluttony, conception, slowness and desirability, are depicted as allegorical figures in the midst of various diabolical figures. Brussels paper devil(s) and demons. devil(s) and demons: Satan.. the Seven Deadly Sins (personified). Gluttony, Intemperance, 'Gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo Avidití', 'Voracití' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins

st, University ring - Burgtheater - Interior view - stage - Main curtain by Josef Fux, Society for reproducing art in Vienna, Printing Press, Richard Paulussen -, Heliographer

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Left-up corner of a print of the scene of Cebes; Tabula Cebetis Carta Vitae. Allegory about the Salvation of Man. Life as a city with three walled sites, with a temple in the middle. At the outer gate, the souls of children are waiting, ready to enter the adult life. Before entering, they get something to drink seduction (Seductio), which makes them ignorant. The first walled terrain shows all kinds of and distractions, such as prejudice (Opinio), desire (Cupiduas), doubt (Error) and ignorance (Ignorantia). They prevent the youthful man to penetrate the next circle. Only by following the personifications from repentance (Poenitentia), hope (SPES) and good desire (Bonnem Desiderium) can manage to access the second circle. There he is taught in all forms of worldly knowledge. On the left are the seven artes liberales and on the right arguing different scholars. Man is put to the test in this circle and confronted with false knowledge (Falsa Disciplina). With the help of self-control (con

Judgment of Paris, Anonymous, After Stefano della Bella, 1620 - 1664 print. playing card Play card with a performance by Paris with Juno, Venus and Minerva. paper etching the Judgement of Paris (without Mercury)

N.N., glass window. (From: Prints of seminar works by the Royal Technical University of Berlin, Vol. II) (1890-1902): View. Pressure on paper, 33.7 x 24.5 cm (including scan edges)

Vault decoration from Pallazzo Barberini, Anonymous, After Pietro da Cortona, 1692 - 1762 print Part of the vaulted decoration in the salon of Palazzo Barberini with Minerva in a fight with the giants. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Romepublisher: RomeVaticaanstadRome paper engraving Minerva kills Pallas, the Giant, and covers herself with his skin. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). giants, colossi

Fries met vijftien putti; Varii zophori, figuris animalium ornati.The putti play with a heavy garland from fruit and vegetables. Leaf from series consisting of a title page and nine unnumbered sheets.

Man puts down a dragon; (...). And stuck the dragon (...) flat mêe in his waffel.a man Puts a Spear Into The Mouth of a Dragon. Women with their arms in the air raised in the background. At the Top Right: pl. II. Bottom Right: Bladz. 71.

Rafael's childhood scene; Barth, Carl (1787-1853), Rist, Gottfried (1789-1824), Riepenhausen, Franz (1786-1831), Riepenhausen, Johannes (1787-1860), Rafael (1483-1520), Wenner, Johann Friedrich (1772- 1835); 1816 (1816-00-00-1816-00-00);

st, Volksgarten - Grillparzerdenkmal - Relief Sappho, postcard, Carl Karl Ledermann jun, Producer

Allegorical figure with wings shows prints in the midst of graphic attributes, Jos Ratinckx, 1890 print The print that is shown is a reduced representation of the print itself. The Middle-under coat of arms refers to the Antwerp Sint-Lucas Gilde. On the right in the background a face on Antwerp. paper ETCHING / ROUCH the graphic arts. tools, implements of graphic artist. fabulous beings with wings - AA - female human figure Antwerp

Photo production of a fresco by Guido Reni, representing aurora; Aurora by Guido Reni, Rospigliosi Palace. Part of photo album with recordings of sights and artwork in Rome.

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